Mercenaries
Pirates and mercenaries are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pirates" instead a noun "Mercenaries".
Pirates
Mercenaries and pirates are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mercenaries" instead a noun "Pirates".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Black Lagoon: Rokuro "Rock" Okajima was originally a salaryman until he was kidnapped by the other main characters (a group of mercenaries/pirates) and his company tried to have him killed.
Source: Salaryman -
They also give a nod with the "Hel's Angels", a group of Viking pilots who are pirates and mercenaries.
Source: All Bikers Are Hells Angels - In Deep Rising, Simon Canton hired mercenaries/pirates to scuttle his luxury cruise liner and sink it with torpedoes so he could collect the insurance money.
Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Film
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